Created:  21 May 2010
Modified:  17 April 2026
Approved: 14 October 2026

Reporting of Student Prohibited Acts

Reporting of Student Prohibited Acts—

School employees shall immediately report to the school principal or District superintendent any reasonable belief that a violation of Policy FF has occurred, wherein any student participating in student government and/or extracurricular activities, if occurring while the student is in the classroom, on school property, or during school-sponsored activities, regardless of location or circumstances:

1. Uses foul, abusive, or profane language while engaged in school-related activities;
2. Illicitly uses, possesses, or distributes a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or an alcoholic beverage; or
3. Hazes, demeans, or engages in assaultive behavior, whether consensual or not, including behavior involving physical violence, restraint, improper touching, or inappropriate exposure of body parts not normally exposed in public settings, forced ingestion of any substance, or any act which would constitute a crime against a person or public order under state law. 

Principals who receive a report of a violation of Policy FF shall submit a report of the alleged incident, and actions taken in response, to the District superintendent or the superintendent’s designee within ten working days after receipt of the report. 

Failure of a person holding a professional certificate to report these prohibited acts as required under this policy constitutes an unprofessional practice. 

Utah Code § 53G-8-209 (2025)